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Texas misses out on Georgia transfer DB Latavious Brini

In somewhat of a surprise, Brini committed to Arkansas on Sunday.

The Longhorns were expected to be getting more experienced in the defensive back group thanks to another transfer portal commit, but lost out on Latavious Brini.

The former Georgia safety took to Twitter to announce that he will be playing his final season of college football at Arkansas.

The grad transfer started 11 of 15 games for Georgia this season at the STAR (nickelback) position, before losing his spot towards the end of the season. He finished the year with a career high 38 total tackles, along with 2.5 tackles for a loss.

He would have surely added some much needed experience to a defensive back room that lost multiple starters in BJ Foster (transfer), Brenden Schooler (graduation), and Josh Thompson (NFL). The Longhorns will either have to look elsewhere in the portal, or work with the players that they have on the roster.

Arkansas has now added another talented player to their class of transfers that ranks in the top-10 in 247Sports’ transfer classes.

Georgia’s Latavious Brini entering transfer portal after starting 11 games this year

Latavious Brini, who started 11 games this year for Georgia, has entered the transfer portal.

Georgia defensive back Latavious Brini announced on Twitter that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal and will finish his collegiate career elsewhere.

Brini becomes the fifth Georgia player to enter the portal and the third defensive back to do since UGA was crowned national champions on Monday night.

Brini joins defensive backs Ameer Speed and Jalen Kimber, plus wide receivers Jaylen Johnson and Justin Robinson in the portal.

Brini made his announcement on Twitter. The Hialeah, Florida native will have one year of eligibility remaining at whichever school he chooses.

A former three-star recruit, Brini joined UGA in the class of 2017.

Brini actually started a majority of the season for Georgia in 2021 at the star position. 11 games to be exact. He was replaced by William Poole after the coaching staff made some changes late in the year, but Brini still finished with 38 tackles and eight pass breakups (tied for second on the team).

Georgia football player card: DB Latavious Brini

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Latavious Brini had 11 tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss last season

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Latavious Brini, defensive back (No. 36):

Class: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 210 pounds

Hometown: Miami Gardens, Florida

High School: Mater Academy Charter

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Latavious Brini had the best year of his career in 2020. Brini finished the 2020 season with 11 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss. Brini had a career-high five tackles against Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, which was his first career start.

Brini came to the University of Georgia as a three-star recruit. Brini played in five games in 2019, when he intercepted a pass against Murray State.

Brini is another example of Georgia football’s increased recruiting in Florida. Florida, Florida State and Miami have been losing a lot of talent to Clemson, Georgia and Alabama over the past decade.

Georgia’s defense is projected to be great once again next season. Brini brings 17 games of experience to the secondary, which is important for the Dawgs, who lost Eric Stokes, Tyson Campbell, Mark Webb and Richard LeCounte to the 2021 NFL draft.

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UGA football player card: DB Latavious Brini

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Latavious Brini came to the University of Georgia as a three-star recruit in the class of 2017.

Latavious Brini, defensive back (No. 36):

Class: Junior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 210 pounds

Hometown: Miami Gardens, Florida

High School: Mater Academy Charter

Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Latavious Brini came to the University of Georgia as a three-star recruit. Brini played in five games last season. He intercepted a pass against Murray State.

Throwback to when Brini signed to come to Athens and play for Kirby Smart:

Brini is another example of Georgia football’s increased recruiting in Florida. Georgia has a talented running back commitment in the class of 2021 from the Sunshine State.

Georgia is stacked in the secondary headed into next season. The Dawgs have Eric Stokes, DJ Daniel, Tyson Campbell, Kelee Ringo, Divaad Wilson, Mark Webb, and more at cornerback.

Georgia’s defense will be elite once again next season. The passing defense has some room to improve, but much of that lays at the hands of Georgia’s pass rush. Dan Lanning and company had a stifling defense last. The Dawgs may be even better next year.

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